#slow and steady

[smallsafespace]

5 more stars! :0)

[chimckenns]

NSFW - nothing explicit though, just softness

(Idk how to write proper smut anyway)

Although both David and Angel love leaning into the primal side of themselves during sex, it's not something they do all the time.

He's an inherently gentle man. And they need softness now and then.

So sometimes its not haste movements, rough bites, and passionate pleasure.

Sometimes its slow caresses, gentle touches, and deep kisses.

With the quiet patter of rain against the windows in the background, they lie together in bed. The curtains were left open to let the moon's light shine in, illuminating the room with its dim glow. Angel cuddled up to David, fitting against his body like two perfect pieces of a puzzle. His hand takes its time to run up and down their back, feeling each curve of their body and the warmth of their skin. He nuzzles against their neck with his nose, pressing kisses to their pulse. They're both naked, clothes strewn across the floor forgotten. David breathes them in, holding them in his arms and feeling their warmth seep into his heart. Angel holds his head with one hand, fingers intertwining with his hair and scratching his scalp the way he likes. Their gentle touch tells him to stay, and David couldn't bring himself to even think of leaving. Their legs tangle, hips slotting together and moving in a slow rhythm, Angel grinding gently against David as his hand travels to their chest, feeling their heartbeat under their skin.

They're vulnerable in his arms, and they love it. The safety and trust they have in him make them want to cuddle him forever, not worrying about the world. They let him gently suck on their neck, leaving a mark that tells everyone that they're his. While he does this, they nuzzle their head against his, letting out a satisfied moan that feels more like a sigh. David's arms wrapped around their waist, keeping them against him. The gentle pressure felt like home, and Angel felt a smile creeping onto their face. One of David's hands pressed against their cheek, guiding them to turn to look at him. He captured their lips in a slow, deep kiss, conveying his love in the way he knows best - through action.

There's no pressure. No rush.

They simply take their time to commit every inch of each other to memory.

It's not sex. It's making love.

[blvck-minou]

Hmm much to ponder

[shegatsby]

Love Thy Enemy

Summary; Y/N Atreides had always been a stranger to the entire galaxy, her bed wasn’t her bed, her home wasn’t her home due to the fact that she was sent to accompany and be sisters with Irulan. She had limited access to her actual family and over the years they grew distant. She thought she would be like Reverend Mother, alone, yet powerful, and soon she would realize that there was no need of being alone when a wild creature had his eyes on her for a long time.

A/N: Hello little doves! We're coming closer to the finish line with this fic. Maybe 2 chapters left, so enjoy! Don't worry I have other ideas about our Na-Baron ;) (Tag List is open! Let me know if i forgot to tag you or if you changed your handle, cus i can’t find some of ya’ll sometimes 🥲)

Warnings: Smut continous!

Words: 2.308K

Chapter Fourteen

 He knew his size so he tried his best but the animal inside of him was clawing to take over, to give in to his instincts. He tried to focus on her, on her face, on her body, on the way she felt around him, he tried to keep his movements measured, even as the need for more grew stronger with each moment. It was a battle of wills, a struggle against himself and he tried to stay the course. As she had gotten used to the rhythm she knew the look on his face, he was controlling himself, she knew that he wanted to be rough, ‘’Feyd,’’ she moaned, ‘’Faster..’’ his eyes darkened with the last sentence, his body responding instantly. Hearing her say ‘’Faster.’’ Sent a spark through him, and the wild animal inside of him started to break free. She was challenging him, making him lose control,  and the animal inside him wanted to rise to the challenge. Feyd felt her trust in him, and that only made him want her more and he started to pick up the pace, his body moving with a new intensity. She moaned in pleasure and shock, she was once again reminded of how strong he was, her hands went to his muscular chest, her tits bouncing with the fast rhythm, Feyd grabbed her wrists tightly with one hand and pinned them above her head, he wanted to take her, dominate her, ‘’I trust you..’’ she managed to say, she wanted to see him lose control. Something in him snapped, his control slipped, broken by the trust Y/N put in him. The animal within him took over completely, no longer held back by anything. He pulled out for a moment, flipping her around her stomach, and pushed her into the bed, he pinned her arms behind her back with one hand. She obliged, had no other choice. Feyd leaned down and growled into her ear, ‘’I’m going to show you what it means to belong to me.’’ And then he pushed in her, filling her with one harsh push. Feyd’s need for her consuming him, he was slamming into her relentlessly, ‘’My little dove..’’  only thing he cared about was getting as deep as he could. The animal side of him was in total control, and he was driven by nothing but the primal need to possess his wife, to make her his own. His words are harsh, breathless, and desperate. ‘’You’re mine, all mine. Don’t fight back, just take it like a good little wife you are.’’

He spanked her ass with his free hand, his hand coming down with a  loud slap. He was in complete control, fueled solely by the primal need to dominate her. ‘’You’re going to take what I give you my little wife.’’  Their skin slapped with each movement, their moans and whimpers filling the air, he could feel she was close again, he kept spanking her, he was adoring the way she let him do this.

Feyd was close, watching her ass jiggle, the sound of their skin collapsing was too much and, his free hand stopped slapping her ass cheek and found its way on her clit, he wanted her to come with him, ‘’Give me another one sweet wife.’’ He was towering her, his lips on her ear and he bit her earlobe,

‘’How did it feel to watch me fight today?’’ he asked with his raspy voice and she was whimpering under him, her body started to shake like it did before, ‘’That’s it!’’ he encouraged his wife, ‘’Come for me little dove.’’ His hand rubbing her clit and his monster cock in her drove her mad and she felt her release like the waves crushing to the shore, she was gushing and also felt Feyd release himself in her core. They were a hot mess, sheets were soaked underneath them.

Even though it was their second time having sex in this 2 month old marriage it was as if their bodies and souls had met years ago. For once Feyd-Rautha appreciated the Bene Gesserit for matchmaking, although he had his eyes on her since their childhood the witches of Bene Gesserit were onto something. He needed no one but her.. and their child.

Feyd got up and carefully lifted her numb body, carried his wife to the bathroom, there was a grey marble tub, big enough for both of them and he filled it with warm water and then placed her inside. He poured the oils he liked on her skin and hair, rose and lavender. Those had never grown in Giedi Prime but whenever Y/N visited the planet she smelled like those scents so as a child and in his teenage years he looked forward to her visits, just to be in her presence… she had no idea how he had waited and yearned for her.

Later he got into the tub, her back was on his chest so he started to brush her wonderful hair, he always wanted to do that, ‘’I have always admired your hair.’’ He found himself admitting, the almighty Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen was nothing but a soft man with her, ‘’Really?’’ she asked curious, she figured it out before when he kept looking at her hair or smelling her head. ‘’I like the way it bounces and captures the perfumes and oils you wear.’’ His large hands were so soothing, massaging her scalp, ‘’Hmm..’’ she hummed in pure bliss, Feyd’s hand went to her stomach, he still couldn’t believe she was carrying their first child. He was going to be a father. He remembered his own father, Abulurd Rabban, Baron’s step-brother. He didn’t realize he huffed in discomfort, ‘’What’s wrong?’’ she asked turning her head, she saw him on her peripheral vision, he seemed… sad.

‘’I just remembered my father.’’

She felt a stone drop in her stomach, she remembered the book she had found back in Giedi Prime’s dark fortress,

Emmie Rabban’s cause of death: Matricide

Abulurd Rabban’s cause of death: Patricide

‘’What do you remember about him?’’ she asked carefully, Feyd’s hand still on her stomach, rubbing gently, ‘’I was taken to my uncle when I was an infant so I only know the stories of him.’’ He began and Y/N let him speak, ‘’He became the Count of Lankiveil, there he fell in love with my mother…’’ he paused which caught her attention, her heart started to beat faster, was her fate going to be the same as his mother?‘’Emmi Rabban, was her name. She was from House Rabban, a minor House. After the marriage my father renounced the Harkonnen name and took up my mother’s family name.’’ To her core she felt the love they had for each other, no man in their right mind would take his wife’s House name. He must have been madly in love to lose his powerful and prestigious name. ‘’Maybe I can make you an Atreides.’’ She joked to lighten the mood and Feyd chuckled deeply, ‘’What happened to your father?’’ she asked as if she didn’t know that he was patricide. ‘’Baron ordered Glossu to kill him.’’ He said, his voice flat, ‘’I am so sorry Feyd.’’ She whispered and fully turned to him, splashing water to the ground but she didn’t care, she sat on his lap, it made sense because Glossu Rabban was much older than him but Emmi Rabban had died years later. Could it be him? Y/N also realized that Feyd started to address his uncle and brother as Baron and Glossu Rabban, her Bene Gesserit instincts were telling her that he was starting to drop the blood bind that he shared with them. Y/N’s hand went to his pale face, the back of her fingers brushed his cheek, he seemed a man tortured, she didn’t want to imagine what kind of manipulative lessons he got from Baron, what kind of sick and twisted teachings he had to go under, ‘’Feyd?’’ she whispered softly, ‘’Hmm?’’ he was leaning to her touch, ‘’What happened to your mother?’’ she asked directly, Feyd froze for a second, in his deep ocean eyes she could see the hesitation. She was about to find out. ‘’I used to see her, as much as Baron let me see her.’’ He began, Y/N held her breath. ‘’As I reached my teenage years I started to sneak into her planet, more often than the Baron wished. He was afraid that I might run away and live with her. Gods knew I did,’’ he exhaled, ‘’I wanted to live with her so bad and he knew.’’ She could hear the agony in his raspy voice, his child like image came to her mind, wanting to be with his only living parent. It broke her heart. Y/N kept her silence so that he would explain further, the scent of lavender and rose made them more relaxed and loose, it was a rare moment to see him like this.

‘’One day, I was visiting her again, apparently Baron’s spies were everywhere, that they I learned it in a harsh way.’’ Y/N held her breath, ‘’I was getting ready to leave, she kissed my cheek and held my face in her warm palms until her nose started to bleed, her palms got colder quickly, and she fell to the floor,’’ Feyd’s eyes were looking away from her, focused on a spot in the grand bathchamber, ‘’Baron had made my personal chef put a certain substance in my food that anyone touched me in 12 hours they would get poisoned, it was a type where it didn’t have any effect on the consumer. I could do nothing to stop it.’’

Y/N’s Bene Gesserit senses were telling her that he was off the hook, he was the one who caused it but he was unaware of it. Her human side was aching in agony, this poor boy must have felt that he was the reason and blamed himself for years and years. She held his face in her palms, like his mother did. ‘’It wasn’t your fault.’’ She said softly, ‘’I am aware of that-‘’

‘’It wasn’t your fault Feyd.’’ She meant it, every word and with that Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the fearsome Na-Baron of Giedi Prime, the Whip of Arrakis (that’s what the Fremen addressed him as) started to shake violently, as if the years of pain and self blame surfaced and his buried his face in his wife’s neck, pulling her harshly and tears left his ocean blue eyes.

All she could do was to be there and hug him, their naked bodies clung to each other, they became one, their souls pouring to each other’s hearts. In that moment she swore to herself that it was just her and him, and their little baby.. in her mind’s eye she saw a vision, Feyd was holding a baby in his arms and Y/N was holding the other… in that moment her Bene Gesserit trainings told her that she was carrying twins and she decided on the babies gender, a boy and a girl and she was going to suggest to name them as Emmi and Abulurd to honor her husband’s parents and pay a homage to them. They died but their names shall live in their grandchildren.

The very next morning Feyd woke up early, in fact he didn’t get much sleep, his dark and twisted mind was alert, making plans to save his wife and child, little did he know that there was an extra one. He remembered the conversation he had with his wife’s father, Duke Leto Atreides on the wedding day,

‘’Duke Leto,’’ he called for him, ‘’May we speak in private?’’ it was before the arena.

‘’Yes, we may.’’ And Feyd took him to his study. ‘’Do not have any fear for your daughter’s future for I am her provider and protector starting today. She will be taken care of the way she wishes. Not a strand of her hair will be harmed. You have my word.’’ And he bowed respectfully.

Leto looked at him different than the day his daughter was taken. Today he was going to be his son-in-law, the father of his future grandchildren, ‘’If you need anything,’’ Leto began, ‘’I will be there for you, son.’’ And he hugged Feyd. Feyd wasn’t used to getting hugs or sentimental things from his family members so he was startled at first but he hugged Leto back.

He slowly left the bed, got dressed in black, as usual and he marched to his study room, there he sat and got his personal device to send a voice memo, he hesitated before he pressed the button to record his voice but then he exhaled and pressed the button, the device turned green it was recording.

‘’Greetings Duke Leto Atreides, This is an urgent message, my wife has fled Giedi Prime and came to Arrakis. Due to this action my uncle demands her head,’’ he paused, the gravity of the situation hitting him all at once, ‘’I have promised you that I will keep her safe, and you said if I needed anything you would be there..’’ he had a warm feeling in his chest when he remembered how serious and willing Duke Leto was in that moment and he continued recording his voice, ‘’ I am going to take over Giedi Prime and become it’s rightful Baron. I need your, House Atreides’ support and I need it very soon. Your daughter needs your support… I need your support. Please help us.’’

Asking for help wasn’t something he used to, all his life he never asked for something because his slaves where there for his every need and desires, it wasn’t an easy message to record.

Feyd stopped the record and immediately sent it to Caladan.

Thank you for reading. :)

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[a-path-by-the-moon]

[samantha-scribbles]

Gaara Week 2025 - Breakable

[obsidianquill]

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." – Confucius

[m0tiv8me]

Brick by brick! 🧱

[serenityquest]

[some1s-sista]

Got her to school on time.

Put the garbage by the curb

Retreated back under that blanky (!)

Getting out now. Gonna go work out. For realz. I’m working up from walking to jogging - regardless of the asthma - so I can hit the streets when this warm up is here to stay!

@littlerunnergurl said once, when it came to starting running, something along the lines of starting where you can and working you’re way to running longer and longer. Even if you can only run the length of two houses. Do it and try for 3 next time (I’m not quoting - this was the gist of what I took) See, girl, I was listening! Anyhow, chemo messed with my lungs (which weren’t great to begin with) but 2 years post chemo and 18 months of walking further and further, I’m feeling strong enough to try!

[reallypleasanttree]

“Wedding Plans” Spoilers under the cut.

“How long have you known?” Obanai asked. Kyojuro’s face softened. The embodiment of fire smiled plainly, but it failed to light his eyes. The usual bonfire nothing more than embers.

“Since we adopted you,” Kyojuro confessed. “Before mom died, I started having the dreams. I thought they were fun at first. I was a superhero killing demons, what boy wouldn’t be thrilled about that?” Kyojuro ran a hand through his hair and the smile fell. “Then I dreamt of mom dying and two days later she passed away. The night of her death, I dreamt of her last words to me, ‘Take care of your father and brothers.’” Obanai’s brows narrowed. 

“Before you ask she didn’t say brother, she said ‘brothers’. I told Dad about my dream and he brushed it off as a coping mechanism and a mistake. It wasn’t. I realized that when Dad brought you home. In our past life, you were rescued before mom died. She adopted you.” Kyojuro breathed in deeply.

“Why didn’t you say anything?” Obanai asked. His brother covered his mouth and laughed lightly. 

“I did. Flame Boy was my way of saying something, but no one realized it,” Kyojuro explained. “I never hid who Flame Boy was. If you had had the dreams starting when we met, you would have known…I waited for years for someone to recognize me. You, Sanemi, Tengen, Kanae, and then Mitsuri. None of you remembered our lives.” He shut his eyes and clenched his fist. 

[shinakazami1]

Laptop needs cleaning so I am looking through arts and decided to use tumblr as additional archive :^]

Some of Rainnarator I drew in 22/23

last art was made inspired by Citrus fanfic made by @themochimadeoftaro . Under the cut cus of some spooky vibes :]

[hebrewbyinbal]

🐢 Learning a new language is a lot like being a turtle…

Slow and steady wins the race!

Every little word, every tiny step—it all adds up.

Keep going, even if you feel like you’re crawling.

You’ll get there! 💬❤️🇮🇱

[whiskers-my-beloved]

Hello hello ! Here we have page 22 ! Sergei is taking a lot of damage here ! And now Wesker is ready to put an end to him ! I don't know how tumbrl is with injuries so I censor it with speechbubbles lol Hope you all injoyed this page !

(English is not my mother tongue so please excuse any mistakes)

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[hippyhappylife]

My little Miss Lilly girl! She is almost 11 years old and has been recovering from IVDD. Send her some healing love and vibes please!!!

[stopthatbluecat]

Life has been a lot for a long while and my fic Slow and Steady (well that's quite an apt name now, isn't it?) that's Julian x Keiko x Miles is at around 85,000 words but still has a while to go.

I'm not ready to start officially posting because I like to rework as I write, but I felt like just dropping a preview of what I have had as the very simple first chapter for a long time in case anyone is interested...

Chapter 1: Emissary

Julian Bashir is busy cleaning up his new infirmary when he hears a voice call out hesitantly.

“Hello?”

“I'll be right- ow- right there!”

He rubs his head and steps out into the main area to find a woman, a beautiful woman, standing at the entrance and looking rather uncomfortable. When she spots him, she straightens up.

“Are you the CMO?”

“I am. Doctor Julian Bashir, at your service.”

“I wanted to see about setting up an appointment for my daughter. I just wanna make sure you understand- it's a little confusing because she's technically- well she- she looks and acts like she's older than she is. Doctor Crusher said that it would even out with her treatments and she would be fine, but-”

“It’s alright. Would I be right to assume that you’re referring to Molly O’Brien? Doctor Crusher made sure to give me her files, she seemed to have the same concerns as you. Wanted to make sure I was properly informed. Honestly, what happened with her is fascinating. I-”

She frowns at his word choice, her next words coming out clipped.

“That's right. Molly.”

“And I…realize now that your daughter being infected by an organism that aged her prematurely would not exactly be considered fascinating to you. Strike two for Julian today. I'm sorry, uhm, that must mean that you're Keiko? Or Mrs. O'Brien?”

“I am. And Keiko is fine. And well, I guess at least someone can get something positive out of what happened.”

“I really am sorry, it can't have been easy.”

Keiko nods. It's quiet for a moment. He tilts his head and looks at her softly, and she can't help sharing.

“People keep saying that it must have been nice to skip out on too many sleepless nights, but…I wouldn't have traded those sleepless nights for anything. Not that I don't- I love my daughter no matter what-”

“But you just thought you'd have more time with her as a baby.”

“Yeah. And now, after everything, I've brought her to live on a station where everything looks like this.”

They look around at the torn up infirmary, and Julian sighs.

“I know all this probably doesn't seem particularly reassuring, but I can assure you that I'm a very competent doctor. And I was first in my class in pediatrics, if that helps.”

“I- honestly, it kind of does. At least, if we're out here, I can know Molly will get the care she needs.”

“Exactly. I'll make sure to set an appointment for her as soon as everything is cleaned up. It was nice to meet you, Keiko.”

He holds a hand out and she shakes it.

“You too, Doctor.”

“Julian is fine, as long as you're comfortable with it. With Molly’s condition I imagine we'll be seeing a lot of each other, after all.”

“Julian then. I'll let you get back to things here.”

“The sooner it's done the sooner you'll hear from me.”

She chuckles.

“That's right. Goodbye for now.”

“Goodbye.”

Keiko walks out of the infirmary, and Julian can't help the briefest thought that her partner was very lucky to have her.

—

After Molly’s first appointment, Julian asks Keiko if she'd like to get lunch at some point. She doesn't exactly know anyone on the station really, so she's both happy and relieved to accept. At first she’s a little nervous. What if they don't have anything to talk about? What if he thinks she's boring? What if he's boring? What if they don't get along and then she has to have him as her doctor, especially Molly’s doctor, and it's forever awkward or tense?

She needn't have worried. He's energetic, that's for sure. And young. At least much younger than her. He can talk. He can really talk. But she has to admit that she kind of really likes it. Miles isn't much of a talker. Not that he doesn't talk to her, but he can just be a bit quiet. Data was always more interested in what she had to tell him, and perhaps a little too aware that people did not usually want to hear him talk about more technical things. She always tried to tell him that he could talk to her about whatever he wanted, but she knows he was still reticent because of the frequency at which people often told him to dial it back. She missed him. A lot. He was one of her best friends and she loved him dearly. They still write, and she's grateful for that, but she does miss being face to face with him.

Julian has none of his hesitancy, it seems. He goes on and on about medical school and what he's currently working on, and it's very technical and very charming. And then he's asking her about herself and he's hanging on her every word. She tells him about her family, and then he asks her about her work and she can't help going into her own technical speak as she tells him all about the work she had been doing on the Enterprise. When she mentions Data his eyes light up even more than they had. He asks about him, and she happily tells him all about her friend.

By the time their lunch is over, Keiko is more than certain that this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.